8423. Seidlitz Mixture

Nomenclature

CAS number: 8014-63-9

Description and references

Mixture of 3 parts Rochelle salt and 1 part sodium bicarbonate. Ten grams of the mixture are employed with 2.17 g tartaric acid for one Seidlitz powder.

Therapeutic Category

Cathartic.

Keywords

Laxative/Cathartic